CDWP approves Rs5 billion development projects

Central Development Working Party (CDWP) meeting on Monday approved two projects worth Rs five billion besides recommending three projects worth Rs 53.50 billion to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for further consideration.

The meeting was presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan.

The CDWP also considered a project related to Agriculture and Food namely “Gwadar-Lesbella Livelihood Support Project Phase-II” worth Rs. 12.328 billion and referred to ECNEC for further approval.

The meeting also approved a project related to governance titled “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Unit in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (UNDP Assisted)-1 Revised” worth Rs700.268 million.

The main objective of the project is mainstreaming SDGs in local development plans and strategies clearly delineating the resource requirements, strengthening institutional coordination, reporting and monitoring mechanism for SDGs, Financing for SDGs and supporting integrated and innovative approaches to accelerate progress on SDGs.

Three projects related to transport and communications were presented in the meeting.

First project presented in the meeting namely “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Roads Rehabilitation Project under PKHA portfolio” worth Rs. 28155.972 million recommended to ECNEC.

The revised PC-1 of the project envisages rehabilitation of 274 km of existing provincial highway network of Khyber pakhtunkhwa.

Second project “Up-gradation of Road from RCC Konodas Bridge to Naltar Airforce Base Camp via Nomal” revised costing Rs. 4286.424 million was approved, another project of T&C namely “Feasibility study and Dualization of Mardan Swabi Road” worth Rs. 13024.42 million recommended to ECNEC for further approval.

Senior officials from Planning Commission and Federal Ministries/Divisions also attended the meeting.